Long-sealed records of 14 Catholic priests who worked in four high schools and 45 parishes across southern Minnesota were opened to public scrutiny Tuesday (Oct. 7), revealing hundreds of documents indicating that the Diocese of Winona did not report claims of child sex abuse to law enforcement, did not remove offenders from ministry, and continued to financially support the priests even as the patterns of abuse became clear.”
By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune — Click here to read the rest of this story.
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#1 by Gloria Sullivan on October 8, 2014 - 2:30 PM
Nothing new! Been going on for millenium(s). The catholics have been” generationally brain washed “by the best in Satan’s. World. They believe anything they are told! IMHO. PATHETIC!
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